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Our Sharpshooters engage enemy targets with pinpoint accuracy from extreme range. They may also be trained as designated marksmen, forgoing long-range capabilities for mobility.

Class Overview

Long War 2 Sharpshooters are quite similar to their vanilla counterparts, with the difference that Pistols are now available for all soldiers as utility slot items, but the vanilla talents that specialize in pistol use are available in the Advanced Warfare Center instead.

"Sniper" type Sharpshooters (Left branch) function best in the back lines and high above ground, singling out and executing single targets in devastating attacks, but suffer from a lack of flexible move-and-attack options and a need to remain just within squadsight range to consistently land critical hits.

"Marksman" type Sharpshooters (Right branch) actively move and seek out flanks on the enemy, exploiting the power of the Snap Shot perk to enable penalty free firing after movement, but lack the Sniper's ability to largely disregard cover and range when firing from ideal positions.

Sharpshooters can also train extensively in the use of their Holotargeters in the center branch, and can use them to expose entire enemy groups to accurate fire from the rest of the Sharpshooter's squad; for these selfless soldiers, the rifle is often an afterthought.

Weapons

Primary: Sniper Rifles

Secondary: Holotargeter

Sharpshooters carry a Holotargeter, which boosts aim of all units on a target until the end of the turn. It can be used at Squadsight range, and only requires one action to use, so it is an option after moving.

Abilities

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Rank	Ability
Squaddie		Holotarget Holotarget your enemy to grant an aim bonus to all attacks on this target by you and your allies for the remainder of the turn.	Squadsight You can target enemies within squadmates' sight, provided there is line of sight to the target.
	Sniper		Marksman
Lance Corporal	Death From Above Killing an enemy at a lower elevation with your primary weapon refunds a single action, and does not end your turn. Also grants a long-range accuracy bonus for sniper rifles.	Rapid Targeting You may Holotarget an enemy as a free action with a 4 turn cooldown. In addition, Holotargeting no longer ends your turn.	Snap Shot You may take standard shots with your sniper rifle after moving, but you suffer severe range penalties beyond 5 tiles of squadsight range.
Corporal	Damn Good Ground Confers +10 aim and +10 defense against targets at a lower elevation.	Phantom When the squad is revealed, this soldier remains concealed.	Center Mass You do one additional point of base damage when using guns.
Sergeant	Precision Shot Take a special shot with +30 bonus to critical chance and 34% bonus critical damage. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	HiDef Holo Your Holotargeted enemies are easier to critically hit.	Lone Wolf Gain bonus Aim and Defense when at least 4 tiles distant from any ally, with a maximum of +12/+12 at 7+ tiles.
Staff Sergeant	Long Watch Allow Overwatch to trigger with Squadsight.	Independent Tracking A Holotargeted enemy will remain so for 1 additional turn(s).	Low Profile Makes partial cover count as full.
Tech Sergeant	Deadeye Take a shot with a small aim penalty for a significant damage boost.	Vital Point Targeting Attacks against your Holotargeted enemies deal more damage.	Aggression Gain +5 critical chance for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 30.
Gunnery Sergeant	Disabling Shot Stun enemies with a precise shot, with a bonus stun duration if the shot crits. The shot can not do critical damage.	Multitargeting You may Holotarget multiple enemies with a 2 turn cooldown.	Hunter's Instincts Ranged attacks against flanked enemies deal +2 damage.
Master Sergeant	Double Tap Activate to fire a standard shot and gain a second action restricted to an additional shot or overwatching.	Alpha Mike Foxtrot You do 4 additional points of base damage and 2 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.	Serial A powerful chained shot ability. For every kill made with your primary weapon, your actions will be refunded but your damage and crit chance will be reduced for every subsequent attack.

XCOM Abilities

XCOM row abilities are able to be purchased when the Training Center is built. The cost is 10 AP per tier level.

Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3	Tier 4
Aim Hunker Down now confers +20 Aim and +20 Crit to the first shot on the following turn.	Combat Engineer Your explosives do significantly greater damage to cover objects and other things on the battlefield.	Aim Assist Gain additional +15 aim and +15 crit against holotargeted units.	Apex Predator Critical hits with your primary weapon have a chance to panic the target and nearby enemies.
Dedication Free action. Gain 2 mobility and ignore reaction fire for the rest of the turn. Has a 4 turn cooldown.	Concentration Your grazing attacks are automatically upgraded to normal hits.	Chain Shot Take a shot with an aim penalty of 10. If you hit the target, you take another shot on the target automatically.
Deep Cover If you did not attack this turn, hunker down automatically.	Cool Under Pressure You gain +10 Aim on Overwatch and other reaction shots, and they can critically hit.	Coup de Grâce Bonus to hit, damage, and critical chance with your weapon against a disoriented, stunned or panicking enemy.	Avenger Once per turn, take a reaction shot with your primary weapon at a visible enemy that has fired upon a visible ally.
Field Medic Equipped medikits have 2 extra charges.	Ever Vigilant If you spend all of your actions on moves, you are granted an automatic overwatch shot at the end of the turn.	Executioner Confers +15 aim and +15 critical chance against targets at half or less of their original hit points.
Flashbanger Grants 1 free flashbang item to your inventory.	Formidable Your gear includes an extra layer of protection, granting 2 bonus ablative hit points and 50% less damage from explosive attacks.	Full Kit Grants +1 charge per grenade item in a utility slot.	Implacable If you score one or more kills on your turn, you are granted a single bonus move.
Hard Target Gain 5 dodge per enemy you can see, up to a maximum of +30.	Inspire Agility Give a friendly unit 30 Dodge until the start of your next turn. Whenever you kill an enemy, you gain an extra charge. Usable once per turn. Starts with one charge, and is a free action.	Lightning Reflexes Reaction fire shots against you have a significantly decreased chance to hit. The bonus goes down with each additional reaction shot you face.
Lick Your Wounds Hunker Down restores 2 health when used, up to a maximum of 8 per mission, and removes poison, burning, and acid burning.	Lead The Target Grants a +20% increased chance to hit, but delays the shot until the target takes an action on their turn. Costs two actions and has a 3 turn cooldown.	Open Fire Your ranged attacks gain 10 Aim and 10 Crit against targets that are at full health.	Lethal You do 2 additional points of base damage and 1 additional point(s) of bonus critical damage with your primary weapon.
Maim Fire a shot with your primary weapon that immobilizes the target until the end of their next turn. Uses 1 ammo. Has a 3 turn cooldown.	Rapid Deployment Activate this ability before throwing or launching a support grenade, and the throw will not cost an action.	Overkill Your ranged attacks deal +2 more damage to units at 50% HP or less.
Resilience Enemy attacks against you suffer a -30 penalty to critical hit chances.	Reposition Once per turn, gain an additional move action after taking a standard shot at a flanked or exposed target with your primary weapon.	Predator Your ranged attacks gain 15 bonus aim and 15 bonus critical chance against enemies that are flanked or out of cover.	Rapid Fire Fire twice in a row at an enemy. Each shot suffers an Aim penalty of -15. Can be used once per turn.
Salvo Launching or throwing grenades, using heavy weapons or using the Gauntlet's Rocket Launcher with your first action will not end your turn.	Shadowstrike While concealed, gain +50 bonus aim and +50 bonus critical hit chance when attacking enemies.	Return Fire When targeted by enemy fire, automatically fire back with your primary weapon once per turn.
Shadowstep This soldier does not trigger overwatch or reaction fire.	Steady Hands If you did not move last turn, gain +10 Aim and +10 Critical chance.	Shooting Sharp Your ranged attacks gain +2 armor piercing and +15 aim against units in cover.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.
Smoker Grants one free smoke grenade item to your inventory.	Tactical Sense Gain 3 defense for each enemy you can see, up to a maximum of 15 defense.	Shredder Your primary weapon attacks shred armor.	Run and Gun Take an action after dashing.
Survival Instinct Gain 20 Defense and 20 Crit chance while injured.	Untouchable If you score a kill during your turn, the next attack against you during the enemy turn will miss.	Target Focus Your ranged attacks gain +10 aim and pierce 1 armor against unflankable enemies.	Rupture A Rupture shot grants a +50 bonus to critical hit chances and ensures that the target takes an additional +3 damage from all attacks in the future.
Will To Survive Enemy damage is reduced by 1 when in cover and attacked through that cover. Also grants 5 will.	Weapon Handling Reduces the Aim penalty for short-range primary weapon shots by 67%.	Tradecraft This soldier has significantly reduced infiltration times while on missions.